freedom machine....

[vanner065]

I am going back to all original. It is completely in highfill now, will try to get to panel shop this week to find out when the colour is going on. 

[vanner065]

I am hoping to bring it to the WA nats. see how my funds are but that is my intention.

I have been taking photos when i get the chance

This is actually the Easy Roller. It had Freedom Machine stickers on it because one of the previous owners prefered that name, he sold it to the guy i bought it off and later he built a transit van and called that Freedom Machine as well.

cheers

James

[Bedfordcrazy]

Memories, thanks James, that is a top shot of the freedom machine. I dont care if it's a transit or a VW Beetle, there is only one freedom machine, and its a bedford.

Tell me james, i watched a movie called roadgames the other day, the roller in that, do you know anything about it, was it built just for the movie or was it someones van, lent out for the movie. Is it still around, or was it really crushed in the movie.

george.

[vanner065]

Hey George,
Best you look at the photo again, this is the Easy Roller, not the Freedom Machine. The main Bedford known as the Freedom Machine was the previous 3xy and Coca Cola give away. It was a white Bedy with manta flares on the rear and had multi coloured stripes along the sides and other body mods.  Believed to be now destroyed, was living down the Mornington Peninsular area for many years. I believe i saw it about 10 years ago on my way back through NSW, was missing a few add ons but i am sure this photo was it.

Never seen the movie you talk about, will have to get it and have a look, will try to do it on the weekend.

cheers

James

[vanner065]

One more Easy Roller pic for you, by the way these are original photos taken of the photo shoot back in 1979 for the promotion of the vans

[Marky]

Hey George,
Best you look at the photo again, this is the Easy Roller, not the Freedom Machine. The main Bedford known as the Freedom Machine was the previous 3xy and Coca Cola give away. It was a white Bedy with manta flares on the rear and had multi coloured stripes along the sides and other body mods.  Believed to be now destroyed, was living down the Mornington Peninsular area for many years. I believe i saw it about 10 years ago on my way back through NSW, was missing a few add ons but i am sure this photo was it.

Never seen the movie you talk about, will have to get it and have a look, will try to do it on the weekend.

cheers

James

I was offered this van a few years back....it was owned by a young guy from victoria...Most unfortunately it ended up at Brunswick Motor WReckers  near Byron ...iwent to get some parts of it a 2nd time but it waqs sadly sent to the crushers RIP

[rossie]

I can remmember a easy roller goimg around Ballarat, they ended up painting it purple. Or was it a fake, this was about 15 years back

[vanner065]

Rossie, the one you are talking about just had a kit on it, it belonged to a friend if mine, was the best bedford i have ever been in and handled like a race car, don't know what happened to him or the van, he was in Ballarat, that is also where i found the Easy Roller

[Bedfordcrazy]

your right, is a real nice looking van, any pics of it inside and other angles.

george

[vanner065]

dunno what happened to all my pics of it, maybe its on my other computer, it did have a built in tailgate tent so when he lifted the tailgate the bed extended out and had a canvas tent all around it, very well done. Shane once said to me he was thinking of chopping the back off and turn it into a duel axle, don't know if he ever did.